Fiber Prep
- I don't think I've really done much of any this month. If I have, it has been flicking Shetland on the lock pop.
Spinning
Flatiron
- I spun some Merino humbug fiber and made a nice skein with good color preservation by spinning from the fold. I ended up with an aran weight 2-ply, about 150 yards.
Kiwi
- I spun a 2-ply fractal of American Rambouillet dyed by Fresh Lotus designs. I came up with a worsted weight 2-ply, about 160 yards.
Knitting
Finished
- West Coast Mittens - these are fingerless mitts from one of the remaining skeins of handspun I had used on my Nightshift shawl. The pattern is free and by Diana Twiss. I'm using these a lot, it is nice way to use up some handspun.
- Lisabet Mittens- this is the second pattern from The Nordic Mitten Club by Skeindeer knits. Can I admit these were not my favorite to knit? The pattern had me holding yarn double for stranded colorwork, and I learned that just is not my favorite thing to do. The resulting mittens are fine, I did not opt to make them convertible.
On the Needles
- Whiskey, Neat by Thea Colman. This sweater pattern grabbed my attention immediately when it was released last month, but I didn't have the right yarn for it in stash. Then a few weeks ago I saw an IG post where Harrisville Designs announced the release of a new yarn, Shear (2). This yarn was perfect and had a good price point to boot, so I ordered the yarn and cast on almost immediately last Friday. I have both sleeves done and have started the body now.
- Full of Joy by Kira Wharton. I am knitting this lace shawl out of some deep stash yarn I picked up years ago at the GLFS from Persimmon Tree Farm. The colors are perfectly autumnal and so it is a really great seasonal knit to work on.
